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LDS Mission Facebook Groups: How Missionary Moms Connect, Plus Every Group by Mission

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Two mothers smiling at a phone together at a kitchen table, with a missionary photo and a pinned world map nearby.

The day your missionary leaves, the house gets quiet. The weekly call comes, and it is wonderful, and then it is over, and you have six more days of questions. Is it normal that the transfer happened so fast? What do I put in a Christmas package for Ghana? Does anyone else's son sound this tired?

For thousands of Latter-day Saint parents, and especially mothers, the answer to those questions lives in a Facebook group. Almost every mission has one: a place where moms and dads who have a missionary in the same mission trade pictures from zone conferences, share packing lists, warn each other about customs fees, and pray for each other's kids by name.

Why mission Facebook groups matter

A mission Facebook group does something the weekly email cannot. It connects you with people who know exactly where your missionary is. Other parents in the group have been to the same mission home, heard the same mission president, and worried about the same rainy season. Many groups also include returned missionaries from that mission, who can answer questions no one else can, and some are run by the mission president's family, who post photos from transfers and conferences.

Parents in these groups tend to use them for the same handful of things:

  • Photos and updates. Group members and mission leaders often share pictures from zone conferences, baptisms, and transfer days, and you may spot your missionary in someone else's photo.
  • Practical answers. What to pack, which shoes survive the mud, how to ship a package, and what the mission allows.
  • Encouragement. Hard weeks happen. It helps to hear from a mom whose missionary had the same hard week last year.
  • Friendship. Plenty of mission moms meet in a group and stay friends long after their missionaries come home.

What the numbers say

This is not a small corner of the internet. A few numbers put it in perspective:

  • More missionaries than ever. The Church reached a record of about 88,500 full-time missionaries in July 2026, driven partly by the first wave of 18-year-old sister missionaries, and opened 55 new missions for a total of 505 (Church Newsroom). Every one of those missionaries has a family at home.
  • Facebook is where moms already are. 78% of U.S. women say they use Facebook, compared with 63% of men (Pew Research Center, 2025).
  • Mothers lean on these networks for support. In Pew's study of parents on social media, 50% of mothers said they had received social or emotional support from their online networks about a parenting issue in the previous 30 days, compared with 28% of fathers. Mothers were also about twice as likely as fathers to strongly agree that they get support from friends on social media, 45% to 22% (Pew Research Center).
  • Families talk to missionaries more than they used to. Since 2019, missionaries have been allowed to call, text, or video chat with family every week instead of only on Mother's Day and Christmas (Church News). More contact means more questions, and more reasons to compare notes with other parents.

Why we built this list

Here is the catch: finding the right group is harder than it should be. Search "mission moms" on Facebook and you will get hundreds of results. Some groups are named for the mission, some for the mission president, some for a country, and some were started years ago and never renamed. With 55 new missions opening in 2026 alone, a lot of parents are searching for a group that may not even have a name yet.

We make shirts for missionaries and their families, so we hear this question all the time: "Is there a Facebook group for my kid's mission?" We wanted to make that easier. So we went through public directories and Facebook listings and put together one list of 455 groups: 22 country-wide and support groups, plus 433 mission groups covering 341 missions. It is organized by region and country (and by state in the U.S.), with every link in one place.

How to use this list

  • Find your mission first. Use the region links below, then look for your country or state. Missions are listed alphabetically.
  • Check the country-wide groups too. If your missionary is in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, or another country with a big group, join that one as well. They are often the busiest.
  • Look at the label. Each link is marked with the kind of group it is:
    • Parent group: made for moms, dads, and families of current missionaries. This is usually the best fit.
    • Families + alumni: a general mission group shared by families and returned missionaries.
    • Mission president era: a group tied to a specific mission president's term. These are great for photos and updates from that time, and older ones are mostly used by returned missionaries.
  • Expect to answer a few questions. Most groups are private. Admins usually ask for your missionary's name and when they entered the field. That keeps the group safe for everyone.
  • Be kind to the admins. These groups are run by volunteers, usually other moms. Read the group rules before you post.

Facebook groups change names, go private, or close over time. If a link does not work, try searching Facebook for the mission name plus "mission moms" or "missionary parents."

Jump to: United States (142) · Canada (6) · Mexico (25) · Central America (17) · Caribbean (8) · South America (93) · Europe (46) · Africa (32) · Asia (46) · Pacific (18)

Country and region-wide parent groups

Start here if your missionary is serving in one of these countries. These groups cover many missions at once, so they tend to be the biggest and most active.

Support and topic groups for every mission

United States mission groups

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Canada mission groups

Canada

Mexico mission groups

Mexico

Central America mission groups

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panamá

Caribbean mission groups

Barbados

Dominican Republic

Jamaica

Puerto Rico

Trinidad & Tobago

South America mission groups

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Europe mission groups

Adriatic North

Albania

Alpine German-Speaking

Armenia/Georgia

Baltic States

Belgium/Netherlands

Bulgaria/Greece

Czech/Slovak

Denmark

England

Finland

France

Germany

Hungary

Italy

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Scotland/Ireland

Spain

Sweden

Ukraine

Africa mission groups

Angola

Benin

Botswana/Namibia

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Côte d’Ivoire

Ethiopia

Ghana

Kenya

Liberia

Madagascar

Mozambique

Nigeria

Republic of Congo

South Africa

Tanzania

Uganda

Asia mission groups

Cambodia

China

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Japan

Korea

Mongolia

Philippines

Singapore

Taiwan

Thailand

Vietnam

Pacific mission groups

Australia

Marshall Islands

Micronesia

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Tahiti

Vanuatu

Can't find your mission?

Some missions, especially the ones that opened in July 2026, may not have a group yet, or we simply have not found it. If you know of a group that belongs on this list, or you started one for a new mission, send us a note and we will add it.

And if you are the one starting a group for a brand-new mission: thank you. Someday a nervous mom is going to find it at midnight and feel a lot less alone.

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